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Posted inFeatured

Overwhelming majority of Great Lakes Now audience will not recognize ‘Lake America’

by Great Lakes Now September 9, 2026September 9, 2026

For one week, we asked what our community thinks about the U.S. president’s decision to rename Lake Ontario.

Posted inEnergy News Roundup

Line 5 pipeline still shut down 2 weeks after natural gas spill

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now September 9, 2026September 9, 2026
Posted inFeatured

Poll: Lake Ontario or Lake America?

by Great Lakes Now September 2, 2026September 3, 2026
Posted inData Centers

‘Forever chemicals,’ microplastics and data centers. What you need to know.

by Mirror Indy August 28, 2026August 28, 2026
Posted inTourism

Should Apostle Islands be a national park? Some say proposal lacks community buy-in.

by Wisconsin Public Radio August 24, 2026August 25, 2026
Posted inRecreation and Tourism

Riverman, paddling through the Boundary Waters

by Ryan Rodgers August 20, 2026August 20, 2026
Posted inIndustry

Line 5’s future is still uncertain. Here’s what to know

by Julia Roeder August 18, 2026August 18, 2026
Posted inData Centers

Are Data Centers the ‘Roads of the Future’? Inside the AI Infrastructure Debate

by Julia Roeder August 13, 2026August 13, 2026
Posted inEnergy News Roundup

Energy will be a key question on the ballot in Michigan

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now August 12, 2026August 12, 2026
Posted inEnergy

Inside the nearly 5-month labor lockout at BP’s Whiting refinery

by WBEZ and Grist August 11, 2026August 11, 2026

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Latest News

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    Some city residents went two weeks without power following storms. The federal program, ended by Trump, would have enabled many to access solar and batteries.
  • Enbridge temporarily halts work on Line 5 reroute after 1.3M gallon gas leak
    Canadian energy firm has begun work to burn off around 84K gallons of remaining natural gas liquids.
  • Why the US‑Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years
    Canada is a major US supplier of fertilizer ingredients that could get pulled into Trump’s trade war. Farms can go without fertilizer for a while, but not long.

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